Saturday, June 6, 2009
I know I'm late on my blog postings
I have had to go to my job at our local college during the day and had so much to do at night. I'll have updates on pro wrestling tomorrow and Monday. See you then.
Friday, December 12, 2008
I'm sorry for not posting in the past few months. I just didn't have time until today to post.
The WWE has released Gene Snitsky. Not a moment too soon. Like a lot of people, I was getting sick and tired of the guy's rotten teeth. He should have been released months ago.
Last month, the Smackdown and ECW referees started wearing the sameshirts as their counterparts on RAW. This was a good move.
That's all I got for now. I'll be back soon.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
A sad day in wrestling
Triple H, Nikki Roxx(aka Roxxi), Chyna, Big John Studd, Slyk Wagner Brown, "Hurricane" John Walters, Christopher "Chris Harvard" Nowinski, Frankie Kazarian...
Those are just some of the wrestlers trained over the years by the legendary Walter "Killer" Kowalski.
Today is a very sad day for the wrestling world as we all mourn the loss of this legend. Kowalski passed away of complications from a massive heart attack at Whidden Hospital in Everett, Massachusetts early this morning at the age of 81.
I, personally, never met Mr. Kowalski, but I have heard and seen a lot of what he has done in his wrestling and training careers. He made many of his students(including those mentioned above) into champions. I join the entire wrestling world in mourning this great loss. There will never be another Killer Kowalski.
Those are just some of the wrestlers trained over the years by the legendary Walter "Killer" Kowalski.
Today is a very sad day for the wrestling world as we all mourn the loss of this legend. Kowalski passed away of complications from a massive heart attack at Whidden Hospital in Everett, Massachusetts early this morning at the age of 81.
I, personally, never met Mr. Kowalski, but I have heard and seen a lot of what he has done in his wrestling and training careers. He made many of his students(including those mentioned above) into champions. I join the entire wrestling world in mourning this great loss. There will never be another Killer Kowalski.
Monday, August 25, 2008
ECW and TNA match lists for this week(non-spoiler) and updated card for Unforgiven
ECW:
-Matt Hardy vs John Morrison
-The Miz vs Evan Bourne
-Chavo Guerrero vs Tommy Dreamer
-Finlay vs Mike Knox
(all are apparently going to be qualifying matches for an ECW Title Scramble match at Unforgiven)
TNA:
-Awesome Kong vs Josie
-"Black Machismo" Jay Lethal & Consequences Creed vs Sheik Abdul Bashir and Petey Williams
-Jimmy Rave vs Curry Man
-Kurt Angle vs Kevin Nash in a Four Ways To Glory qualifying match
-Beautiful People vs Taylor Wilde & Roxxi
-Beer Money vs Shark Boy and Super Eric
-Riesha Saeed vs ODB
-(Might not air)Kevin Nash promo to try to prove Samoa Joe isn't ready for No Surrender.
Updated card for WWE Unforgiven-9/708-Quicken Loans Arena-Cleveland, OH:
-World Championship Scramble Match:CM Punk(c) vs JBL vs Batista vs Kane vs Rey Mysterio(replacing John Cena, who suffered a herniated disc in his back at SummerSlam)
-WWE Championship Scramble Match:Triple H(c) vs Jeff Hardy vs The Brian Kendrick vs MVP vs US Champion Shelton Benjamin
-ECW Championship Scramble Match:Mark Henry(c) vs Matt Hardy vs The Miz vs Chavo Guerrero vs Finlay
-World Tag Team Championship Match:Simply Priceless-Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes(c) vs Cryme Tyme:Shad Gaspard and JTG
-Unsanctioned Match:Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho
-Matt Hardy vs John Morrison
-The Miz vs Evan Bourne
-Chavo Guerrero vs Tommy Dreamer
-Finlay vs Mike Knox
(all are apparently going to be qualifying matches for an ECW Title Scramble match at Unforgiven)
TNA:
-Awesome Kong vs Josie
-"Black Machismo" Jay Lethal & Consequences Creed vs Sheik Abdul Bashir and Petey Williams
-Jimmy Rave vs Curry Man
-Kurt Angle vs Kevin Nash in a Four Ways To Glory qualifying match
-Beautiful People vs Taylor Wilde & Roxxi
-Beer Money vs Shark Boy and Super Eric
-Riesha Saeed vs ODB
-(Might not air)Kevin Nash promo to try to prove Samoa Joe isn't ready for No Surrender.
Updated card for WWE Unforgiven-9/708-Quicken Loans Arena-Cleveland, OH:
-World Championship Scramble Match:CM Punk(c) vs JBL vs Batista vs Kane vs Rey Mysterio(replacing John Cena, who suffered a herniated disc in his back at SummerSlam)
-WWE Championship Scramble Match:Triple H(c) vs Jeff Hardy vs The Brian Kendrick vs MVP vs US Champion Shelton Benjamin
-ECW Championship Scramble Match:Mark Henry(c) vs Matt Hardy vs The Miz vs Chavo Guerrero vs Finlay
-World Tag Team Championship Match:Simply Priceless-Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes(c) vs Cryme Tyme:Shad Gaspard and JTG
-Unsanctioned Match:Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho
Friday, August 22, 2008
Some news items
-WWE is reportedly trying to sign former Ring Of Honor heavyweight champ Takeshi Morishima to a deal. If he signs, he'll have to drop the Global Honored Crown title he holds in Japan's Pro Wrestling NOAH.
-WWE Raw GM Mike Adamle is in training for his first wrestling match, which may happen at October's Cyber Sunday PPV.
-Former WCW/WWE star Bill Goldberg is training for a one match return to pro wrestling. Location, opponent and promotion for the match are unknown at this time.
-Gail Kim has reportedly been released by TNA and may return to WWE.
-The TNA No Surrender PPV in September live from Canada right now only has Samoa Joe defending the TNA world title vs Booker T and 3 other opponents in a 4 Ways to glory match and Taylor Wilde defending the Knockouts title vs Angelina Love.
-WWE Raw GM Mike Adamle is in training for his first wrestling match, which may happen at October's Cyber Sunday PPV.
-Former WCW/WWE star Bill Goldberg is training for a one match return to pro wrestling. Location, opponent and promotion for the match are unknown at this time.
-Gail Kim has reportedly been released by TNA and may return to WWE.
-The TNA No Surrender PPV in September live from Canada right now only has Samoa Joe defending the TNA world title vs Booker T and 3 other opponents in a 4 Ways to glory match and Taylor Wilde defending the Knockouts title vs Angelina Love.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
News, ECW on Sci-Fi results ans Smackdown Spoilers
From www.wrestleview.com and www.wrestlezone.com:
-Wrestleview's Adam Martin reports that the Smackdown main event for the upcoming Unforgiven pay per view was announced tonight at the show's tapings in Moline, IL.The main event will mirror Raw's main event match and will be a five-man scramble match for the WWE Championship featuring Triple H defending the title against M.V.P., Jeff Hardy, Shelton Benjamin and Brian Kendrick.
(Notes from your friendly neighborhood pro wrestling blogger:Eddie Colon[Carlito's brother], who was introduced on Raw last night, will go by the ring name "Primo Colon" and "Gavin Spears" from tonight's ECW is actually former Ohio Valley Wrestling star Shawn Spears.)
-Rob Terry(a 28-year-old drug-free bodybuilder and weightlifter from Wales in the UK) has been signed to a developmental contract and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa.
ECW on Sci-Fi results from the I Wireless Center in Moline, IL(courtesy of www.wrestlezone.com):
Chavo Guerrero, John Morrison, & The Miz b. Tommy Dreamer, Evan Bourne, & Super Crazy. Miz pinned Dreamer after a move from the top rope. * Ricky Ortiz b. Gavin Spears via pinfall. Since I was only told Spears' ring name I am unable to identify him at this time. * Finlay & Hornswoggle come out and Finlay challenged Mike Knox. Knox refused to get in the ring so Finlay brawled with him down the ramp. Security came out and broke them up. * Finlay vs. Mike Knox is announced for next week's ECW. * Mark Henry b. Matt Hardy - Henry got the win via pinfall for the main event.
Smackdown Spoiers from the I Wireless center in Moline, IL(also courtesy of www.wrestlezone.com):
Pre-ECW Dark Match: Takeshi Morishima w/Tony Atlas b. Jamie Noble - Morishima, the former Ring of Honor Champion, got the win via pinfall. SmackDown: *Vickie comes out and apologizes to the crowd for her thing with Edge to redeem herself. She then announces a WWE Title Scramble for Unforgiven. There will be two qualifying matches for it tonight. Maria b. Natalya - Maria got the win via disqualification. Maryse came out and interfered. 10 Man Battle Royal Winner earns a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven - Brian Kendrick won the match which earned him a spot in the scramble. Some of the participants were: Big Show, Super Crazy, Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, Jimmy Wang Yang, and Vladimir Kozlov. Big Show cleaned house, but Kendrick ended up with the win. MVP b. Festus - MVP got the win via countout to earn a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven. Shelton Benjamin b. Finlay - Shelton got the win via pinfall to earn a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven. After the match Mike Knox came down and attacked Finlay. Jeff Hardy b. The Great Khali - Hardy earns a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven. He gets the win via pinfall! Triple H comes in the ring and delivers a promo on what he thinks of his opponents for Unforgiven. Kenny Dykstra comes out to interrupt but is quickly pedigreed. The Undertaker comes out so Vickie & La Familia can apologize to him. Taker doesn't accept and says he wants Vickie's soul and chases her. He then beats up La Familia.
(Another couple notes from me: The ref in the Ortiz/Spears match tonight was debuting referee Aaron Davis[former Ohio Valley Wrestling referee "Goose Mahoney"], the replacement for Wes Adams. Also announced on ECW:Next week's Smackdown/ECW taping will take place at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA.)
-Wrestleview's Adam Martin reports that the Smackdown main event for the upcoming Unforgiven pay per view was announced tonight at the show's tapings in Moline, IL.The main event will mirror Raw's main event match and will be a five-man scramble match for the WWE Championship featuring Triple H defending the title against M.V.P., Jeff Hardy, Shelton Benjamin and Brian Kendrick.
(Notes from your friendly neighborhood pro wrestling blogger:Eddie Colon[Carlito's brother], who was introduced on Raw last night, will go by the ring name "Primo Colon" and "Gavin Spears" from tonight's ECW is actually former Ohio Valley Wrestling star Shawn Spears.)
-Rob Terry(a 28-year-old drug-free bodybuilder and weightlifter from Wales in the UK) has been signed to a developmental contract and was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa.
ECW on Sci-Fi results from the I Wireless Center in Moline, IL(courtesy of www.wrestlezone.com):
Chavo Guerrero, John Morrison, & The Miz b. Tommy Dreamer, Evan Bourne, & Super Crazy. Miz pinned Dreamer after a move from the top rope. * Ricky Ortiz b. Gavin Spears via pinfall. Since I was only told Spears' ring name I am unable to identify him at this time. * Finlay & Hornswoggle come out and Finlay challenged Mike Knox. Knox refused to get in the ring so Finlay brawled with him down the ramp. Security came out and broke them up. * Finlay vs. Mike Knox is announced for next week's ECW. * Mark Henry b. Matt Hardy - Henry got the win via pinfall for the main event.
Smackdown Spoiers from the I Wireless center in Moline, IL(also courtesy of www.wrestlezone.com):
Pre-ECW Dark Match: Takeshi Morishima w/Tony Atlas b. Jamie Noble - Morishima, the former Ring of Honor Champion, got the win via pinfall. SmackDown: *Vickie comes out and apologizes to the crowd for her thing with Edge to redeem herself. She then announces a WWE Title Scramble for Unforgiven. There will be two qualifying matches for it tonight. Maria b. Natalya - Maria got the win via disqualification. Maryse came out and interfered. 10 Man Battle Royal Winner earns a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven - Brian Kendrick won the match which earned him a spot in the scramble. Some of the participants were: Big Show, Super Crazy, Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, Jimmy Wang Yang, and Vladimir Kozlov. Big Show cleaned house, but Kendrick ended up with the win. MVP b. Festus - MVP got the win via countout to earn a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven. Shelton Benjamin b. Finlay - Shelton got the win via pinfall to earn a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven. After the match Mike Knox came down and attacked Finlay. Jeff Hardy b. The Great Khali - Hardy earns a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven. He gets the win via pinfall! Triple H comes in the ring and delivers a promo on what he thinks of his opponents for Unforgiven. Kenny Dykstra comes out to interrupt but is quickly pedigreed. The Undertaker comes out so Vickie & La Familia can apologize to him. Taker doesn't accept and says he wants Vickie's soul and chases her. He then beats up La Familia.
(Another couple notes from me: The ref in the Ortiz/Spears match tonight was debuting referee Aaron Davis[former Ohio Valley Wrestling referee "Goose Mahoney"], the replacement for Wes Adams. Also announced on ECW:Next week's Smackdown/ECW taping will take place at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA.)
"WhoIsSuicide" MySpace site hacked, more news
From http://www.wrestleview.com/ and the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer:
TNA:
-The MySpace page linked to at http://www.whoissuicide.com/ has apparently been hacked as was mentioned on the internet radio show "Wrestling News Live"(last night's show at http://www.wnlradio.com/blog/?p=115). If you go to www.myspace.com/whoissuicide, you'll hear a "Whoo!" from Ric Flair and a different looking page that says "/wooo/ Is Suicide" as well as Randy Orton's theme music, a pic of Flair and an outline of Orton.
-Gail Kim's sister in TNA is played by the daughter of referee Earl Hebner.
-Kurt Angle and AJ Styles worked this past weekend for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Angle teamed with Masahiro Chono to defeat Styles & Shinjiro Ohtani on August 15, while Angle & Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Styles & Hiroshi Tanahashi on August 16.
-Midway Games is reportedly in the early stages of working on the second TNA video game release.
WWE:
-Last Monday, Randy Orton claimed he re-broke his collarbone the day before in a motorcycle accident near his home (in High Ridge, Missouri). Orton claimed his motorcycle struck a curb after a car veered into his lane, causing him to swerve to widen his turn. Orton said he was thrown off the motorcycle and continued to roll 300 feet while unconscious. He landed in a ditch and believes he could have died had he not been wearing a helmet. He said his only injury was to his collarbone, which won't require additional surgery. He will now be out of action an additional three months. Not to say that the motorcycle accident didn't happen, but the entire ordeal does seem suspicious. Thus far, the St. Louis media has yet to report anything on the supposed accident. Secondly, the Missouri highway patrol has no record of responding to any accident involving the WWE Superstar, although they would likely only have to do with the highways. Some people asked the St. Louis police department about the apparent accident, but knew nothing about it when asked. Orton is based out High Ridge, a St. Louis suburb, which is in Jefferson County. Some people called the county sheriff's department line, but it goes to a voice message and then says that the message box is full. Some neighboring jurisdictions that the St. Louis police suggested were also checked, and once again, nobody knew anything about the accident. A few days before the supposed accident, Orton was in the U.K. promoting SummerSlam and said he was two weeks away from returning to the ring.
-Umaga will be out of action for about 4-6 weeks with a torn PCL suffered at a house show in Johnson city, TN last week.
-Tonight on ECW, Mark Henry will take on Matt Hardy in a SummerSlam rematch and undefeated Ricky Ortiz will face a debuting wrestler as part of GM Teddy Long's "New Superstar Initiative". I'll put the results up sometime after the show ends.
-Carmen Electra and Kim Kardashian appear in a scene in the upcoming feature film "Disaster Movie" in which they spoof WWE divas.
EXTRA:
-I found a few great vids from YouTube of wrestling-rlated skits. You can watch them at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h62T5PGxg2o, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYwsPu86CHo and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aik3HZjjjKk&feature=related.
TNA:
-The MySpace page linked to at http://www.whoissuicide.com/ has apparently been hacked as was mentioned on the internet radio show "Wrestling News Live"(last night's show at http://www.wnlradio.com/blog/?p=115). If you go to www.myspace.com/whoissuicide, you'll hear a "Whoo!" from Ric Flair and a different looking page that says "/wooo/ Is Suicide" as well as Randy Orton's theme music, a pic of Flair and an outline of Orton.
-Gail Kim's sister in TNA is played by the daughter of referee Earl Hebner.
-Kurt Angle and AJ Styles worked this past weekend for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Angle teamed with Masahiro Chono to defeat Styles & Shinjiro Ohtani on August 15, while Angle & Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Styles & Hiroshi Tanahashi on August 16.
-Midway Games is reportedly in the early stages of working on the second TNA video game release.
WWE:
-Last Monday, Randy Orton claimed he re-broke his collarbone the day before in a motorcycle accident near his home (in High Ridge, Missouri). Orton claimed his motorcycle struck a curb after a car veered into his lane, causing him to swerve to widen his turn. Orton said he was thrown off the motorcycle and continued to roll 300 feet while unconscious. He landed in a ditch and believes he could have died had he not been wearing a helmet. He said his only injury was to his collarbone, which won't require additional surgery. He will now be out of action an additional three months. Not to say that the motorcycle accident didn't happen, but the entire ordeal does seem suspicious. Thus far, the St. Louis media has yet to report anything on the supposed accident. Secondly, the Missouri highway patrol has no record of responding to any accident involving the WWE Superstar, although they would likely only have to do with the highways. Some people asked the St. Louis police department about the apparent accident, but knew nothing about it when asked. Orton is based out High Ridge, a St. Louis suburb, which is in Jefferson County. Some people called the county sheriff's department line, but it goes to a voice message and then says that the message box is full. Some neighboring jurisdictions that the St. Louis police suggested were also checked, and once again, nobody knew anything about the accident. A few days before the supposed accident, Orton was in the U.K. promoting SummerSlam and said he was two weeks away from returning to the ring.
-Umaga will be out of action for about 4-6 weeks with a torn PCL suffered at a house show in Johnson city, TN last week.
-Tonight on ECW, Mark Henry will take on Matt Hardy in a SummerSlam rematch and undefeated Ricky Ortiz will face a debuting wrestler as part of GM Teddy Long's "New Superstar Initiative". I'll put the results up sometime after the show ends.
-Carmen Electra and Kim Kardashian appear in a scene in the upcoming feature film "Disaster Movie" in which they spoof WWE divas.
EXTRA:
-I found a few great vids from YouTube of wrestling-rlated skits. You can watch them at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h62T5PGxg2o, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYwsPu86CHo and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aik3HZjjjKk&feature=related.
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